# Amputations at FedEx
> OSHA SIR `2020098993` · 9/22/2020 · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** FedEx
- **Location:** 8000 Essington Ave, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19153
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to reconnect a pin that holds a transition deck to a commander unit when his right index finger was caught between the two pieces of equipment resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*